Decreased prevalence of lymphatic filariasis among diabetic subjects associated with a diminished pro-inflammatory cytokine response (CURES 83).

• Автори: Vivekanandhan Aravindhan (Автор), Viswanathan Mohan (Автор), Jayagopi Surendar (Автор), Maradana Muralidhara Rao (Автор), Nathella Pavankumar (Автор), Mohan Deepa (Автор), Ramanujam Rajagopalan (Автор), Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami (Автор), Thomas B Nutman (Автор), Subash Babu (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse correlation between the incidence of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and the incidence of allergies and autoimmunity. However, the interrelationship between LF and type-2 diabetes is not known and hence, a cross sectional study to assess the baseline prevalenc...